Friday, February 26, 2010

I can't believe it's time for freezer cooking day once again. It's my second time, and I honestly can't be to overly ambitious because I simply don't have the freezer space. I still need to invest in an extra freezer, but other things have come recently so I haven't been able to. Somehow I will make my little combo freezer fridge work. I plan to clean and reorganize it this weekend in preparation. Maybe I will switch up my menu plan and try to use up some of the dinners I still have from last month's freezer cooking day.

Eggs: 18 ct on sale for $2 each at Fred Meyer (decent price, and I need to bake a cake today.)

I may be tweeking my plan a little bit over the weekend. I will be checking out some the other participants plans for more ideas tomorrow here. Hope it turns out as good as last time!

Freezer cooking and menu planning have made my life so much easier in the past month, not to mention saved me even more money than couponing alone! Notice, I've chosen meat that is on sale for a good price right now. If I decide to partake in the Betty Crocker promo I can use the OYNO catalina to get my burger for an even better deal (still on the fence about it). I really won't need many other ingredients because I bought a decent stockpile of spaghetti sauce when it was rock bottom cheap about a couple months ago. I also have lots of pasta that I've gotten for FREE using Albertsons doublers. The goal is to plan my menu based on what I have already and what's on sale so that I can save both time and money!

Looks like a great plan! I'm glad to see that I inspired your spaghetti sauce making. :) I'd be glad to send you and email with the recipe if you'd like. It's a great hearty and thick sauce and it freezes well. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes for you! :)

Sounds like a good plan! I haven't tried full-blown OAMC. Instead of having one big cooking day, I try to cook and freeze whatever is on sale that week. Most recently I stocked the freezer with prepared ground-beef dishes (meatballs, meatloaf, browned meat for chili and other dishes). What a time- and money-saver!